The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-16
Railroad News and Notes.

The work on the Black Bottle is
still being pushed with wonderful
rapidity. About 500 men are now
at work. Track-laying will com
mence early next month.
The locomotive 620 broke down
just above Fairmont ON Monday. A
new engine had to be sent from
Grafton, The 9:35 a. m. train did
not arrive here until afternoon.
Lovers Leap" is at last blown
away and the road bed almost com
pleted all around the creek down to
the bridge across Decker's creek.
The grading at the F. NJ. & z. depot
is being pushed and soon will be
done
The company proposes to adorn
and beautify the grounds around
the depot by having beautiful swards
relieved here and there by blooming
flowers, fountains, DC. This viii
greatly add to the beauty OF the
town.
As an evidence of the demand for
horses it may be stated that some
of the contractors had to send to
Baltimore last week and buy twelve
head to be used in hauling timber
from the saw mills to the points
where it is to be used to build trest
ling.
Cross-ties are being delivered
along the line, and soon will the
work of laying the track commence,
and so the Black Bottle is a certain
ty. Out of her will run immense
supplies of timber and coal, which
will enrich our county. Hurrah for
the Black Bottlei
Engineer 0nderdonk, of the b. 4
O., was here short time since con
ferring with Mr.. Barrett, Chief En-
gineer of the West Virginia, in refer
ence to the connection to be made
near the depot in this place with the
former road. The matter was add
justed to the satisfaction of both.
MIR. Barrett has set forco of men
to grading near the mouth of the
creek and will have that part ready
for the iron soon.
The W. Va. r. r. company will
hold their regular monthly meeting
on next week. Everything is pro
crossing in the very best style.
Men are busily engaged pushing on
to Masontown, and the entire route
will soon be graded. They are at
work for ten miles up. About seven
miles up beautiful mineral spring
has been discovered. 1t is white
sulphur, and its medicinal proper
ties thought to be fine. 1t is being
dug out and rendered accessible.
A meeting of the Directors of the
kingwood Railway Company was
held on Friday. 1t was called to
consider proposition made by Mr..
Geo. M. Whitesearver, of Grafton,
to lease the road, and finish and OPP
crate it. Mr.. Whitescarver, who
has done so much for the Grafton n
Greenbrier road from which he will
soon retire, is thorough railroad
man, and if he gets hold of our rail
road be will make it go. A meeting
of the stockholders will be held July
80, rs per advertisement in this pa
per, to act upon Mr. Whitesearver' s
proposition. If the proposition be
accepted, we will have our long de
ferred. much wished for and greatly
needed railroad this autumn. Sc
mote it be.-King,oood journal.
The Pittsburg papers have been
summing up the condition of the
West Virginia Railroad very cor
rectly as follows:
The grading is finished for some
miles, the trestling all in and ties
on ready for rails. The company
expect to have their construction
train running and hauling out tim
Der and lumber which is mostly oaJ,
and poplar, from the railroad com
pany's own lands within eight weeks
thus giving revenue of one or two
hundred dollars per day from this
source alone The company owns
10000 acres of coking coal and 5,00t
acres timber lands, all of which il
very rich in minerals, being under
laid with iron ore, Ligonier block
Beaver sandstone, and limestone l0t
| feet thick.
The engineering on this road re
fleets great credit on the Chief En-
gineer, Mr.. Jonathan Barrett, o
Pittsburg, and the West Virgins
people are surprised at the progress
which the road is making under tn
energetic contractor, Mr.. Albert Pit
cairn, and sub-contractors, Messrs
Tenant & johnson, all Of whom ar
Pittsburgers.
The opening up Of this road, whjcl
will connect with the b. d 0. and T
r. r. branches, will throw vas
amount of trade to Pittsburg which
now goes to Baltimore and othe
places. Morgantown is only abou
ninety miles up the Monongahel
river, and as soon as dam No s i
completed it will be the terminus O
the slackwater navigation for pas
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